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What is the adjective for protection?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb protect which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

protected
  1. defended
  2. (programming) Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. secured, fortified, guarded, safe, sheltered, armored, armoured, barricaded, ensconced, fortressed, impenetrable, safeguarded, shielded, bastioned, bulwarked, buttressed, defended, entrenched, garrisoned, inaccessible, preserved, reinforced, secure, strong, walled, armed, braced, camouflaged, covered, disguised, harboured, harbored, immune, locked, manned, sealed, strengthened, toughened, fostered, guaranteed, hardened, shaded, tamper-proof, cared for, in safe hands, out of danger, bulletproof, invulnerable, ironclad, steel-clad … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “There was plenty she had seen and heard, but all from the safe and filtered distance of the protected castle.”
      “Because the cockatoo is a protected species in every state it inhabits, adult cockatoos cannot be harvested to enjoy as household pets.”
protectoral
  1. Of or pertaining to a protector; protectorial.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Blair Worden, in perhaps the most subtle and penetrating contribution, questions Peter Gaunt's thesis about the importance of the protectoral council.”
      “Hunneyball, in the first detailed study of Cromwell's architectural patronage, revises Sherwood's depiction of relatively modest, Protectoral residences.”
protectionist
  1. Of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. isolationist, nationalist, patriotic, preferential, protective, xenophobic
  3. Examples:
      4. “The government's protectionist policies aim to shield domestic industries from foreign competition.”
protectorless
  1. Having no protector; unprotected.
protectionary
  1. Serving to protect; protective.
protectionistic
  1. Exhibiting or relating to protectionism.
protective
  1. Serving, intended or wishing to protect.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. protecting, safeguarding, shielding, preservative, defensive, covering, defending, guarding, safety, insulating, conservative, toughened, fireproof, waterproof, armored, armoured, heatproof, shatterproof, sheltering, conservational, custodial, emergency, guardian, self-protective, conserving, stabilizing, preserving, antibacterial, antifungal, stabilising, tutelary, tutelar, tutelaric, opposing, reinforced, screening, withstanding, fortified, bulletproof, saving, conservatory, precautionary, preventive, preventative, sheltersome, advisory, safekeeping, supervisory, sheltered … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The windows had a protective covering on them so no one could see in the house but the inhabitants could see out.”
      “One could make a similar argument with respect to cities taking protective measures against bioterrorism.”
      “A boy needs a protective father to save him from himself and others.”
protectorial
  1. Alternative form of protectoral
protectible
  1. Synonym of protectable
  2. Synonyms:
      3. protectable, defendable, guardable, preservable, securable, shieldable
protectable
  1. That can be protected
  2. Synonyms:
      3. defendable, guardable, preservable, protectible, securable, shieldable
  3. Examples:
      4. “The company has invested heavily in developing a protectable patent for their innovative technology.”
      “Even TV listings, once treated as protectable by the Irish courts, may no longer qualify for legal protection.”
      “Shapes which are part and parcel of product itself should not be protectable as a trade mark.”
protectionless
  1. Without protection.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. improtected, unprotected
  3. Examples:
      4. “Exposing our data to potential threats, the company's outdated security system left us completely protectionless.”
protecting
  1. present participle of protect
  2. Synonyms:
      3. caring, supporting, fostering, nurturing, raising, guarding, facilitating, maintaining, accommodating, sustaining, nourishing, baby sitting, ministering, mothering, nursing, overseeing, supervising, watching, sitting, attending to, bringing up, fending for, keeping an eye on, looking after, looking out for, paying attention to, providing for, seeing to, tending to, watching over … more
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